Bill Martin vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bill Martin that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bill Martin

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Martin: 1985-86 to 1987-88
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Martin 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Martin 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Martin 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Martin 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Martin 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Martin 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Martin 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Martin 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Martin 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bill Martin 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Martin 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Martin 4.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Martin 1.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Martin 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Martin 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Martin 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Martin 397 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Martin 136 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Martin 58 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bill Martin 30 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bill Martin 9 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bill Martin 84 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Martin .449 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bill Martin .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Martin .813 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Martin 5.0 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Martin 2.7 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Martin 0.8 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Martin 0.5 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Martin 0.3 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Martin - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Martin - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Martin - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bill Martin - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Martin - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Martin - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Martin - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Martin - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bill Martin - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bill Martin - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bill Martin 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Martin - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bill Martin - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Martin - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Martin - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Martin - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Martin - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Martin - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Martin - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.